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Chess and politics mixed in a letter on kings and pawns
The author profiles chess strategy to criticize a correspondent, arguing bishops steadiness and queen moves reflect leadership. contends factional manipulation harms players and kings. He ends with updates from Europe, noting Villars and others, and Polish-Russian tensions with 60,000 Tartars in Muscovy.
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Oeserves
D’axzvers
Mr. D’arvers
P. S
Rome
London
Madrid
Marshal de Villars
Veau-le-Villars
Italy
Count de Chablois
Count de Clermont
Prince de Carignan
Duke de Veaujour
Duke de la Valiere
Dantzick
Marquis de Monti
Poland
Warsaw
Muscovy